Selva Magal (transl. Wealthy Daughter) is a 1967 Indian Tamil-language romantic action film, directed by K. V. Srinivas and produced by T. S. Rajasundaresan. The dialogue was written by Subbu Arumugam and the story written by Rajasri. Music was by M. S. Viswanathan. It stars Jaishankar, Rajasree, Srikanth, Shylashri, Nagesh and Major Sundarrajan. This film was a box office hit.[1]

Selva Magal
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Directed byK. V. Srinivas
Screenplay bySubbu Arumugam
Story byRajasri
Produced byT. S. Rajasundaresan
StarringJaishankar
Rajasree
Srikanth
Shylashri
Nagesh
Major Sundarrajan
CinematographyC. A. S. Mani
Edited byP. V. Narayanan
Music byM. S. Viswanathan
Production
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Saravana Screen
Release date
  • 1967 (1967)
Running time
119 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

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After a string of robberies, Balaram flees the country abandoning his wife Parvathi and son. Circumstances separate mother and child, leaving the young boy under the care of Sekar, who raises him into a well educated gentleman. Sekar falls in love with Sarada, the only daughter of wealthy banker, Ranganathan. Meanwhile, Balaram returns to the country and, with the help of his stepson Mohan, runs a shady business under the alias, Balasundaram. He targets Ranganathan and plots to claim him, while Mohan sets his eyes on Sarada. Soon, a deadly game of deception is set in motion where everyone is left to confront their past.

Cast

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Soundtrack

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Music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan.[2]

Song Singer Lyrics Length
"Avan Ninaithana" T. M. Soundararajan Kannadasan 4:26
"Yae Paranthu Sillu" T. M. Soundararajan P. Susheela 4:41
"Kuyilaga Naan" Vaali 3:52
"Vennila Mugam" T. M. Soundararajan L. R. Eswari 3:41

Reception

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Kalki appreciated the film's dialogues and fight sequences but criticised the overuse of the latter. The critic said that while the film began on a fast pace, it should have maintained that till the end.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "மூன்றாவது நாயகர்கள் - பகுதி 4 | ஜெய்சங்கர் எனும் மூடிமறைக்கப்பட்ட அற்புதம்!". Newstm (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Selvamagal". Saregama. Archived from the original on 2 February 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  3. ^ "செல்வ மகள்". Kalki (in Tamil). 10 December 1967. p. 45. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
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